Dean's Dog Days Of Summer

This time last year the Detroit Tigers were 25-32 (they finished 72-90). As of this evening the Tigers record is 27-30. While they’ve shown a ever so slight improvement over last year, with less than 60 games played they’re already 13 games behind the division leading Chicago White Sox.

If you believe things are looking up for the Tigers you’ll probably buy into spin job Media Matters is trying to put on Howard Dean’s DNC fundraising record. You’ve got to admire the partisan rose-colored glasses which they use to claim Boston Globe reporters are reporting a “canard” (their squishy word) when they say DNC fund-raising is “lagging” or “falling behind” under new chairman Howard Dean. Notice that even MMFA isn’t stupid enough to call the reporting a “lie,” it’s just a truth they don’t like.

The Globe reports that in the first quarter of this year, the DNC raised $14.1 million, compared with $32.3 million by the Republican National Committee, yet according to MMFA thing are peachy for Dean because in 2003 DNC fundraising sucked even worse, so their 2005 looks good in comparison.

Using MMFA’s numbers it wasn’t too hard to find a statistic they missed.

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5 Comments

fatmanJune 11, 2005

I wouldn’t get too enthused about these numbers just yet. As I recall, the Democrats did manage to raise more money last year than the Republicans did. Of course, that WAS before they elected Screamin’ Howie as their chairman.

Faith+1June 11, 2005

Isn’t Media Matters run by the same Left Wingnut™ that runs The Nation?

richJune 11, 2005

i’m no dean fan, but on a percentage basis they are doing better. if you wanna criticize others for their interpretation of statistics, may i suggest being careful yourself?

Constance SorrowJune 12, 2005

I just love the stupidity I find on the right wing blogs that I occasionally encounter when I’m busy googling some info. Aside from the small-minded inanity of your exercise in arithmetic, we have some dyslexic half-wit called “Faith+1” who can’t keep the players straight. Media Matters is run by David Brock, former right wing wunderkind who made up all sorts of shit about Anita Thomas, assuring a place on the Supreme Court for Clarence “Uncle married a white woman” Thomas. Hey, “Faith” says he’s now a *left* wingnut … well, just goes to show that, once a nut always a nut.

mantisJune 12, 2005

Hey look at that! Even when they’re doing better their doing worse.

Here’s a statistic you missed: Republicans raised 26% more in 2005 than they did in 2003. Democrats raised 43% more in 2005 than they did in 2003.

Way to find the only way to spin these statistics to make Dems’ fundraising look bad. Weak. Extremely weak.